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Serendipitous supply
When the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust wanted to give a gift of plants, locally sourced from Rarangi Beach, east of Blenheim, they came to Oratia. Not only could we provide an eco-sourced species, it was also a plant which had since disappeared from the region!

This is the Trust's story.

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Knightia excelsa
Height: 12m;  Spread: 4m
Rewarewa (Tree)
Narrow habit. Good specimen tree. Tui enjoy the red bottle-brush-like flowers (spring).
» Click here for our Knightia excelsa article published in The Fringe, December 2013 ...
Photo gallery:
Rewarewa flowering in spring - usually flowers October to December.
Knightia excelsa flower, Harbutt Reserve, Oakley Creek catchment, Auckland
a young Rewarewa growing in forest
The central flower spike is framed by spikes of buds yet to open.
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